Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Benetech is tackling these issues on two fronts, thanks to the leadership of Enrique Piracés, who joined us last year from Human Rights Watch. But what about everybody else?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is their primary focus because reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning. Areas served: US.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. National LGBTQ Task Force / Detroit, MI / $500. Jan 23 -27.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Cause Camp, presented by Nonprofit Hub and Do More Good , has been nationally recognized by Forbes as a “must-attend” for the nonprofit sector. It’s that time of year again, Cause Camp 2021 is just around the corner! On May 11th, 2021 join us for a virtual conference unlike any other. Being a nonprofit professional isn’t easy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The new Pollination Project is giving $1,000 seed grants to individual changemakers, every day, 365 days a year. You can find information about how to apply on the Pollination Project website, follow them on Twitter at @Pollinationproj, and like them on Facebook.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With technology solutions, organizations were able to reach volunteers and clients who lived too far away or had other mobility issues. This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? What issues do they have? Example : Marketlinks , a USAID-supported platform that helps users consume and contribute online content along a spectrum of issues. Defining your needs and identifying past areas of success or opportunity provide a clearer direction to move forward. A dropdown menu.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

That’s one reason we’re looking forward to Matt’s talk: along with two other keynotes and some meals and receptions, this will be an opportunity for all participants to be together and discuss some of the critical issues affecting their abilities to use technology to create social change.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

It is part of the AfDB’s ‘ Africa Information Highway ’ initiative, which enabled the introduction of live data links between the AfDB, National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and relevant ministries in all 54 countries. Is Open Data Just A Flash in the Pan Movement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Here's a roundup of recent work to address this issue. They will create and promote digital literacy programs. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is a new U.S. Nearly a third of U.S. adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. It is proper etiquette in Vietnam to politely ask your age, nationality, and marital status on the first meeting. Jakarta, Indonesia-based ASEAN Foundation was launched in 1997 by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Influential international economic players have also realized this, and the importance of the Internet to the economy, and have organized several meetings on these issues: The first e-g8 meeting in Paris was held this year. We also have to engage with other CSOs and other stakeholders on these issues.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

For example, Palau, a small island nation in the Pacific, depends on tourism for most of its economy. If your nonprofit works to teach adults to read, for example, you are definitely working on a natural capital issue. The value of natural capital. million over the course of its lifetime —but only if it was not hunted.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? The survey did include "National foundations and nonprofit organizations" and "Local community groups" as possible answers. suggests just that.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues. Collaborative Conversations have been convened in client companies such as Genentech, NASA, The National Park Service at Yosemite, UCSC, and The Center for Interfaith Relations. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The marriage of refurbishment and accessible technology started in the early 1980s with the founding of the National Cristina Foundation. The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community. Volunteer-a-thon for volunteer week National Volunteer Week is the perfect time for an April fundraiser that focuses on volunteering.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” More often than not, people who are described as “illiterate” likely have a low level of literacy. This is because literacy is not a binary descriptor, as it is often made to seem. Illiterate. Latine / Latino / Latinx. Stakeholder.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Consider the issues with printed books. I believe in the power of books to change the world. I’m a big fan of the printed book and always have been.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. "There are many groups, locally and nationally, making real impact around digital skills and access to devices. Nearly half of them were in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

We were close to next month's launch of the NIMAC, this new national textbook repository, a process which has taken two years since the passage of the updated Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by Congress in November 2004. Perhaps it's because I work in the fields of disability, literacy and human rights.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Power : lastly, and very importantly, we see our contributions making an impact. Examples from Haiti.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address. Reach out to the media with a local angle on a national story. Frame the issue as urgent. Keep your letter to about 150 words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Pick one or two places, say Twitter and Facebook, and start talking about your issues and listening to the conversations that folks are having about your cause. This integration has lead to lead to 7 Chapter groups communicating local news to their community and a national group with over 3,400 people sharing their stories and experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

National Science Foundation. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Issues: What is our assurance of quality of the game? The power of games have caused to rethink many things. How to begin to have conversations to understand it. New set of research methods for this. Two years ago. Microsoft Corporation. Program is world-wide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. WFP USA shared their blog post of Rani’s story on Facebook for Literacy Day on September 8. World Food Program USA: Rani’s Story.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. Interesting proposition. But, besides the tablet, what’s in it for me? The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels. b) Void States.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Casual discussions were steeped in government policies, national literacy rates, and worldwide attitudes towards science. It was not unusual for a person to pull out a document showing national dropout rates for their country in the middle of a cocktail party. And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Last month, I gave the closing keynote at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand. Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. There is a preponderance of reports about the value of new media literacies towards educating productive citizens of the 21st century.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Oak Foundation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

NVF for GPA funds projects across a broad range of issues, including but not limited to: Family planning, Financial services for the poor, Gender equality, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH). They support activities and movements that are global or national in scope. Areas served: Texas-based organizations. Oak Foundation.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world.

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